I have a 1987 F-150 and the paint looks rough to say the least...i did some google searches and found a few references to a Ford Paint Recall program...long story short, if your vehicle was painted during certain years, your paint job is exhibiting certain defects, you can take your truck to your ford dealer and they will evaluate and approve the repair. I called Ford and the woman said she wasnt aware of any broadscale paint recalls for my vehicle but if i could locate the Ford Recall program # she could see if it applied to my truck. The format would be ## L ##.

Any information is appreciated. Thanks...Neil

 

the recall covered big 3 trucks and cars to varying degrees that used certain colors where the paint was supplied by PPG industries. AFAIK it ended circa 1994.....

 

nriddock I'm Afraid I have some bad news. Any Automotive Recall can only go as far back as 7 years. Which puts the Possabilty of Ford Painting the Truck Hopeless.

 

you wanna see a rough paint job i could show you some pics of my truck. its a 1990 f250 ext.cab long box,rusted out from front to back,drivers fender falling apart, can stick your hand in the door,and cab from outside..bought it in like 97,washed it waxed did everything you could do,i'm about ready to take to the main offices at ford and park right the ceo's spot and leave it..

 

Not so, 92Cajun. Last fall ('04), I had recall work done on my '93 F250 for the dreaded fuel cross-flow problem. That recall had been extended to 12 years from date of delivery or 150,000 miles. I squeaked in. But, in this case, you're probably right. I can't imagine anyone painting an 18+ year-old truck for free.

Jason

 

The 87 I used own was checked by a Ford Rep. just before the recall expired and passed the test. He basicaly went over the whole truck with tape trying to get the paint to come off. About 6 months after the recall expired I noticed the first spot of silver paint missing. I contacted the dealer and no coverage since it was past the time limit. Within a year most of the silver was missing on my black and silver F150. I ended up having the truck painted solid black since the silver was my only problem. My dad had a 90 F150 that had to be repainted 3 times by Ford but it was black and due to the primer showing through the paint. Sorry, but I think you will probably be like me and end up paying for your own.

 

thx for all your responses...for those of you who had your truck painted on your own nickle...how much am i looking at to get this done...any suggestions on what types of places to go/avoid? Maaco, Ford body shop, etc. ? Thanks

 

Just got a price last month for a solid color (white)on the 93 F150 SC that belonged to my father. It has only a few minor spots of surface rust and needs no other body work. The clearcoat is gone and someone had repainted the drivers side before he got it and did a very bad job so it needs to be stripped on that side. It was a local PPG center and with a lifetime guarantee was $2000. He just did about $3500 in repairs to my wifes jeep after it was in an accident so
I am not sure if he gave me a better price since he had done the other. My 87 cost about $1300 about 8 years ago. Hope this helps.